false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
extremely dangerous; full of peril
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
unexpectedly; surprisingly
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to make one's rounds; to patrol
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
just past noon; afternoon
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
island group; archipelago
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
right of succession; right to the throne
the treasure that is children; child
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now